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Grant County, Minnesota

Mortgage lending record for properties in the county, calendar year 2024.

FIPS 27051
Households 2,490
Population 6,109

HMDA data alone cannot be used to determine whether a lender is complying with fair lending laws. The data do not include some legitimate credit risk considerations for loan approval and loan pricing decisions. Cells under 25 applications are withheld.

Lenders reported 147 mortgage applications in Grant County, Minnesota, for 2024, and originated 102 loans worth $13m.

That is 41.0 originations per 1,000 households, against 48.8 for Minnesota and 48.0 nationally.

The county's denial rate was 17.2%, close to the state rate of 16.9%. The median rate spread on originated loans was 0.6 percentage points and 17.9% of originations were 1.5 points or more above the average prime offer rate.

Originations were down 16% on 2023.

147applications, 2024
102loans originated$13m
17.2%denial rateMN 16.9% · US 24.3%
41.0originations per 1,000 householdsMN 48.8 · US 48.0

Most active lenders

No lender reaches 25 applications in the county.

Compared with Minnesota and the nation

MeasureThis countyMinnesotaUnited States
Denial rate17.2%16.9%24.3%
Median rate spread, pp0.60.40.3
Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more17.9%13.2%15.6%
Average originated loan$128k$269k$329k
Originations per 1,000 households41.048.848.0
Home purchase share of originations55.9%60.9%57.0%
FHA-insured share10.8%7.9%13.4%
VA-guaranteed share4.9%4.6%7.9%

Rate spread distribution

Below 0 pp19.2%
0 to 0.5 pp24.4%
0.5 to 1 pp26.9%
1 to 1.5 pp11.5%
1.5 to 3 pp10.3%
3 or more pp7.7%

Share of 78 originated loans with a reported rate spread, by spread over the average prime offer rate (outlined bar: Minnesota). Loans at 1.5 points or more on a first lien are what Regulation C calls higher-priced.

Loan purpose and loan type

By purpose

Home purchase 56% (57)Home improvement 15% (15)Refinancing 12% (12)Cash-out refinancing 9% (9)Other purpose 9% (9)

By type

Conventional 82% (84)FHA 11% (11)VA 5% (5)USDA 2% (2)

Trend by year

ApplicationsOriginations

0991982022: 198 Applications2023: 167 Applications2024: 147 Applications2022: 140 Originations2023: 121 Originations2024: 102 Originations202220232024
Applications and originations in Grant County, 2022–2024

This countyMinnesota

0%8.6%17.2%2022: 15.4% This county2023: 16.3% This county2024: 17.2% This county202220232024
Denial rate by year, state rate dashed

Questions and answers

Which lenders are most active in Grant County, MN?

No lender reaches 25 applications in the county.

What is the mortgage denial rate in Grant County?

17.2% of decided applications were denied in 2024, against 16.9% across Minnesota and 24.3% nationally.

How many mortgages were originated in Grant County in 2024?

102 loans totalling $13m, from 147 applications; 41.0 originations per 1,000 households.

Where does this data come from?

From the 2024 public HMDA loan/application register (FFIEC and CFPB), by property county; households from the Census Bureau American Community Survey 2024 five-year estimates.

Provenance

Source: HMDA public loan/application register 2022, 2023, 2024 (FFIEC and CFPB, public domain), records with a property in county FIPS 27051; households and population from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2024 five-year estimates; Vintage 2024 population estimates). Built 30 Sep 2026; data through 1 Aug 2026. See methodology and corrections.